When I first started exploring my Macbook Pro, I noticed that GarageBand
was preinstalled into it. I opened it to see what it was like, only to
close the window a few minutes later. It seemed way too complicated. I
didn’t bother opening GarageBand again until Dr. Bell told the class that
we will be recording podcasts as the major assignment of the course.

The process of producing a podcast, especially if you are a novice
podcaster, is not easy. It’s a process that requires a lot of patience and
dedication. Research, writing, revising, and then putting it all together;
these are all parts of producing a successful podcast. Although there are
many contributions and aspects of creating a well written, and well
sounding podcast, to me, the most important part would be the recording.

Personally, I had so much fun recording voice clips, adding music and sound
effects and overall experimenting with GarageBand. It was definitely tricky
figuring out how to apply and modify effects, increase and decrease volume,
but with the help of a few tutorial videos from YouTube, I was able to
figure it out smoothly.

In no way would I consider myself a tech-savvy person, but I must say,
after becoming familiar with GarageBand, I would say so differently. All I
did was play around with it, explore the options and special effects, and
in not time, it all made sense.

To anyone who is going to use GarageBand to produce their podcast, you may
find this tutorial video to be helpful. It’s a short video called “*GarageBand
Tutorial 4 - Recording and Editing a Vocal Part*”, posted by Lyndal Murphy,
a YouTube user.